Joseph Chinyong Liow is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include Muslim politics and international politics of the Southeast Asian region, and his publications include Politics of Indonesia-Malaysia Relations; One Kin, Two Nations (RoutledgeCurzon, 2004), Ralf Emmers is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests lie in security studies, international institutions in the Asia-Pacific and the international relations of Southeast Asia. He is the author of Cooperative Security and the Balance of Power in ASEAN and the ARF (RoutledgeCurzon, 2003).

• Chapter 1 Introduction, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Ralf Emmers; Chapter 2 Shocks of recognition, Donald K. Emmerson; Chapter 3 Michael Leifer and the pre-requisites of regional order in Southeast Asia, Yuen Foong Khong; Chapter 4 Michael Leifer, the balance of power and international relations theory, Jürgen Haacke; Chapter 5 Untying Leifer's discourse on order and power, See Seng Tan; Chapter 6 Do norms and identity matter?, Amitav Acharya; Chapter 7 Realism and regionalism in Southeast Asia, Sheldon Simon; Chapter 8 Nationalism and multilateralism in Chinese foreign policy, Christopher R. Hughes; Chapter 9 Michael Leifer and the security of Southeast Asia's maritime thoroughfares, Alan Chong; Chapter 10 Singapore's strategic outlook and defence policy, Tim Huxley; Chapter 11 Michael Leifer on Cambodia and the Third Indochina Conflict, Ang Cheng Guan; Chapter 12 Domestic security priorities, “balance of interests” and Indonesia's management of regional order, Leonard C. Sebastian; Chapter 13 Michael Leifer's reflections on the foreign policy of Singapore, Chin Kin Wah; Chapter 14 The domestic sources of regional order in Michael Leifer's analysis of Southeast Asia, James Cotton; Chapter 15 Michael Leifer's contribution to Southeast Asian studies, Michael Yahuda;

'Leifers influence and authority grew with the clear importance of the subject, and in many respects his writings over the years defined its international significance. He lived with his work in the fullest sense, combining a steady output of books, articles and reviews with lecturing and teaching of the highest order. The essays in this book provide many insights into both his academic achievement and his personal life.'- Asian Affairs, Nov 2006